La Creperie reopening Dec. 20

Or at least, that's the goal. On the restaurant's Facebook page, management originally announced it would reopen Dec. 18, then pushed the date to Dec. 20. The post reads: "A little more patience…we are aiming for December 20th. We will keep you posted."

Duke of Perth proprietors Colin Cameron, his cousin Jack Crombie and Jack's wife, Pam, have purchased the property from Germain Roignant, who opened the restaurant in 1972 with his late wife, Sara.

Mr. Roignant, now 75, is coming out of retirement to partner with the new owners. He told Crain's in November: "I hadn't been happy about the place closing after 41 years, and when we hinted on our Facebook page that it might reopen, we got a very positive reaction from customers.”